GRADUATE STUDY GUIDE

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1 GRADUATE STUDY GUIDE Department of Economics Indiana University August 2014 The purpose of this guide is to describe the requirements and procedures established by the Graduate School and the Department of Economics governing a student's progress toward a graduate degree in Economics. Many of the detailed requirements of the Graduate School are not reproduced here. For those, the student should consult the Graduate School Bulletin.

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. General Information... 2 A. Admission Requirements...2 B. Transfer of Credit... 2 C. Registration and Counseling... 2 D. Undergraduate Courses and Graduate Credit....3 E. Financial Assistance... 3 F. Graduate and Professional Student Organization....5 G. Graduate Studies Committee... 5 H. Academic Probation... 5 I. Academic Dishonesty... 5 II. Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree... 6 A. General... 6 B. Course Work... 7 C. Third Year Paper Requirement... 7 D. Tool Skill Options... 8 E. Departmental Workshops... 8 F. Fields and Qualifying Examinations... 9 G. Nomination to Candidacy H. Thesis Research I. Satisfactory Progress and Continuing Enrollment III. Requirements for the M.A. Degree A. General B. Tool Skill and Thesis Options Thesis Tool Skill IV. Other Degrees A. Ph.D. in Economics and Business B. Master of Arts for Teachers V. Graduate Minor in Economics VI. Appendices A. Third Year Paper Procedures and Schedules...15 B. Sexual Harassment C. Preparation for the Ph.D. (Becker, Gardner, Spulber)... 19

4 I. GENERAL INFORMATION A. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS The following are required for either the M.A. or Ph.D. program: (1) 25 hours of social science, including a course in intermediate microeconomic theory (the corresponding Indiana University course is ECON-E 321) and intermediate macroeconomic theory (the corresponding Indiana University course is ECON-E 322); (2) a mathematics preparation in calculus and linear algebra (see following paragraph); (3) submission of acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Examination (verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections); (4) three letters of recommendation, transcripts of course work, and other materials as required by the Graduate School and International Admissions Office. Applicants are expected to take at least 3 semesters of differential, integral, and multivariate calculus plus some coursework in linear algebra and probability theory before entering the graduate program. The corresponding Indiana University courses are numbered MATH-M 211-M212 (Calculus I and II), MATH-M 303 (Linear Algebra), MATH-M 311 (Calculus III) and MATH-M 463 Introduction to Probability Theory I in the Department of Mathematics. B. TRANSFER OF CREDIT After completing one semester in residence at Indiana University with the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), candidates for the M.A. or M.A.T. degrees may transfer up to 8 hours of graduate credit from other institutions; Ph.D. candidates may transfer up to 30 hours of graduate credit. The student must obtain the written consent of both the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of Economics and the Graduate School Dean before credit earned at other institutions will be added to his or her record. Courses offered for transfer of credit must have been completed with a grade of B or better. C. REGISTRATION AND COUNSELING Prior to admission to Ph.D. candidacy, counseling is available through the Graduate Studies Committee (see section G). Specific sources of counseling are the following: 1. The DGS or members of the Graduate Studies Committee on matters pertaining to status, progress, and financial assistance; 2. Faculty members associated with fields in which students expect to write qualifying examinations for the Ph.D. degree. The Graduate Studies Committee will review the work of each graduate student every year until the student is admitted to candidacy. The student will be notified if there are any problems with respect to his or her status as a graduate student in good standing. After admission to Ph.D. candidacy, a student's thesis research committee will be his/her primary source of guidance (see part II, section H). New Students New students will meet with the DGS in the Department of Economics regarding their course 2

5 selections. The graduate secretary will schedule these meetings and can answer many questions. New international students are required to take the Indiana English Language Proficiency Examination administered by the IU Second Language Studies Department prior to registration. Based on this test second language studies courses may be recommended. The Graduate School will not award an M.A. degree or admit to Ph.D. candidacy anyone who has not undertaken the courses recommended. Continuing Students Ph.D. students who have not yet passed both core exams (see Section II below) should consult with the DGS. The graduate secretary will schedule meetings. M.A. students and Ph.D. students who have passed the core exams are encouraged to consult the DGS concerning their course schedule. You may not register for more than 12 hours without approval by the DGS. In order to facilitate course scheduling, the continuing students are required to pre-register for the following semester at the Department's office. Pre-registration will take place in October and March. D. UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND GRADUATE CREDIT Undergraduate courses which have been approved by the Graduate School for graduate credit are listed in the Graduate School Bulletin. However, the final decision to admit a graduate student to such a course is left to the instructor. Students planning to register for one of these courses should consult with the instructor and the DGS. E. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE The Department offers a variety of types of financial aid to students in its Ph.D. program. These include: Graduate Fellowships, Associate Instructorships, and Graduate Assistantships, all of which usually include fee remissions. The Department attempts to provide financial aid to all continuing Ph.D. students in their second through fifth years who are making satisfactory progress toward the Ph.D. degree, whose overall performance in the program is strong, and who are able to serve as an Associate Instructor or Graduate Assistant. Satisfactory progress is defined below (Section II.I). Financial aid beyond the fifth year depends on student progress toward the Ph.D. degree and is made on a case by case basis, depending on Departmental need. M.A. students are not generally funded. Graduate Fellowships Graduate fellowships are offered to a small number of exceptional students. The stipends attached do not require specific duties, and the amount of the fellowship actually used to pay the cost of tuition, course fees, and course-related books, supplies, and equipment is excludable from taxable income. All fellowship recipients must be enrolled full time (see below). Students may receive a graduate fellowship in addition to an assistantship appointment or a fee scholarship. Teaching Assistantships and Associate Instructorships Teaching Assistantships (TAs) and Associate Instructorships (AIs) are the primary form of financial assistance for continuing students. TAs assist a faculty member in teaching introductory courses like ECON- E201/E202 and are responsible for leading discussion sections. Experienced AIs have full responsibility for teaching sections of Principles (ECON-E 201/E202) or lab sections of Statistics (ECON-E 370). All Ph.D. students who want to be considered for TA or AI positions 3

6 must take ECON-E 502 Teaching Undergraduate Economics prior to a TA or AI assignment and complete the course with a grade of B- or better. In addition, students whose native language is not English cannot be TAs or AIs until they pass the Test of English Proficiency for Associate Instructor Candidates (TEPAIC) or SLST-T 502 Communication Skills for International Associate Instructors. We strongly encourage incoming students to take the TEPAIC in August. Students who fail the exam are expected to work on improving their English in order to retake the TEPAIC which is offered four times per year. Students who receive an NC4 (Not Certified) on the TEPAIC are eligible to enroll in SLST-T 502 Communication Skills for International AIs. ECON-E 502 and SLST-T 502 Communication Skills for International AIs are each worth three hours of graduate credit. However, these hours cannot be used to satisfy the minimum credit hours requirement in Economics for the Ph.D. degree. (See II, A below.) Graduate Assistantships Graduate Assistants are assigned to aid specific faculty in their teaching and research. As a rule, the Department limits appointments to GA positions to at most 3 years. Fee Remissions Continuing graduate students are eligible for a fee remission if they are (i) enrolled in the Ph.D. program, (ii) in good academic standing, (iii) making satisfactory progress toward the Ph.D. degree, and (iv) appointed as an AI or GA at.375 full time equivalent (FTE) or greater. Satisfactory progress is defined in Section II.I below. Priority will be given to students in their first five years in residence. Students who have accumulated 90 hours or more and who have completed all course requirements are not eligible for fee remissions, but may enroll in G901 (see below). The Department will award fee remissions to students who have completed five or more years in residence in very special cases and only after intense scrutiny by the Graduate Studies Committee. It is our understanding that fee remissions and fee scholarships are not taxable. Summer fee remission and fee scholarship awards are restricted to a maximum of six hours. Fee remissions and fee scholarships are restricted to a maximum of 30 hours in any 12-month period. Additional Rules AI/GA Appointments. The stipends attached to AI and GA appointments are considered graduate student support and compensation for the academic duties assigned, and as such are taxable income. The following enrollment requirements apply: a) All graduate students on academic appointment at or above.375 FTE must enroll for at least 6 credit hours each semester on appointment. Students on summer appointments have the option of enrolling to be exempt from FICA payments. b) Students appointed at less than.375 FTE must enroll for at least 1 credit hour each semester on appointment. Post 90-hour Assistantships. All doctoral candidates who have accumulated 90 hours or more in course work and deferred dissertation credits and who are offered a graduate academic appointment at or above.375 FTE must enroll in 6 credit hours each semester. If all course requirements have been completed, candidates may enroll in ECON-G 901 Advanced Research which carries a value of 6 credit hours. There is a flat fee of $150 for this course. 4

7 Course Loads. The normal course load for a graduate student who is not employed is 12 hours. Full time status requires enrollment in at least 8 credits. Permission of the DGS is required for any student who wishes to take more than 12 credits. Employment. University regulations limit the appointment of graduate students in all work activities to.50 FTE (20 hours per week). Approval from the Department and the Dean of Faculties for an FTE overload must be obtained by the student prior to accepting a position that creates the overload. Approval for FTE overloads will be granted only in exceptional circumstances. Summer Appointments. A limited number of summer AI and GA appointments are available. These funds are allocated on the basis of scholarly research and teaching performance. F. GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION (GPSO) The Graduate and Professional Student Organization (GPSO) serves over 8000 graduate and professional students at IU-Bloomington by providing academic support, community, advocacy, and graduate resources. Their website is The Department of Economics normally has a graduate student representing our Department in this organization. G. GRADUATE STUDIES COMMITTEE The Graduate Studies Committee includes the Director of Graduate Studies and two other members of the faculty. The duties of the Graduate Studies Committee are: 1. To develop, implement and review the graduate study programs and policies of the Department of Economics. 2. To rule on applications for admission to graduate programs in Economics. 3. To review the progress of active degree candidates. 4. To rule on requests for financial assistance of the continuing graduate students. 5. To select fellowship recipients and other academic awards H. ACADEMIC PROBATION When the grade point average of a student falls below 3.0, or the student is not making satisfactory progress toward the degree (for example, receives a failing grade for the third year paper or does not present a dissertation proposal on schedule), the DGS and the Graduate Studies Committee will recommend to the College of Arts and Sciences that the student be placed on academic probation. Unless the student brings his/her record up to a 3.0 grade point average, or meets the satisfactory progress requirements in the next semester of enrollment, the DGS and Graduate Studies Committee will undertake a review and will recommend to the College further actions including probation for an additional semester and possible dismissal from the program. I. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Academic integrity is fundamental to any graduate program. The Department Chair and the DGS 5

8 will determine specific penalties for any acts of academic dishonesty. The Graduate Studies Committee has established the following rules for disciplinary action in cases of flagrant cheating or plagiarism. 1. Cheating or Plagiarism in Course Work and Field Exams: A failing grade is recommended (instructor's discretion). The student's eligibility for financial aid will be permanently terminated. In addition, the student may be expelled from the program. 2. Cheating or Plagiarism in writing Master's and Ph.D. Theses: The student will be expelled from the program without a degree. 3. Anti-Plagiarism Monitoring Policy: Graduate students who have scheduled their PhD dissertation defense will be informed by the Graduate Secretary about the assignment created in a relevant course in Oncourse. (The course number will be communicated to the student.) The student is then required to submit his/her dissertation in fulfillment of this assignment as an attachment in PDF or Microsoft Word formats. To submit the assignment the student should login to his/her Oncourse account, go to the course, go to Assignments, and submit the dissertation as an attachment in fulfillment of the assignment. The student is required to submit the assignment at least ten days prior to the dissertation defense. The report about the dissertation will be provided to the chairperson of the student's PhD Dissertation Committee prior to the defense. The Graduate Program in Economics follows Indiana University policies and procedures concerning the cases of academic dishonesty such as plagiarism, cheating, and fraud. Information on Indiana University policies and procedures on these matters can be found in the IU Academic Handbook and the Indiana University Code of Students Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct. A. GENERAL II. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PH.D. DEGREE The Ph.D. degree is conferred upon the successful completion of an advanced course of study that includes 90 hours of graduate credit, plus 9 tool skill credits (99 total credits), and a successful defense of a Ph.D. thesis. Courses used to fulfill a toolskill do not carry graduate credit. An average grade of B (3.0) must be maintained. Failure to maintain a GPA at 3.0 or above will result in Academic Probation (see Section I.H above). Courses completed with grades below a C (2.0) are not counted toward degree requirements, but are used in GPA calculations. There is a minimum requirement of 60 hours of course work. At least 57 hours of course work must be taken in Economics. These credits must include at least: 57 economics graduate credits +3 credits ECON-E 502 Teaching Undergraduate Economics The graduate credits must include at least: 48 graduate economics credits, +9 workshop credits (57 total). If a student enrolls in more than 60 graduate course credits, the ECON-E 809 Thesis Ph.D. credits are reduced accordingly. 6

9 Those who wish to transfer graduate work from other institutions may submit a request to the Graduate School, via the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department, after one semester in residence at Indiana University. With approval, a student may transfer up to 30 hours of credit. The minimum residence requirement for the Ph.D. is two consecutive semesters during one academic year on the Bloomington campus. B. COURSE WORK Core Theory Ph.D. students are required to take ECON-E 520, ECON-E521, ECON-E522, ECON-E621, ECON-E 622 (or equivalent) and pass examinations in macroeconomic and microeconomic theory. The macroeconomic and microeconomic core exams will ordinarily be taken at the end of the first year in residence. The exams are given in May with a retake in July or August. A maximum of two attempts will be permitted on each exam. Passing both exams is a prerequisite for continuation in the Ph.D. program. Unless there are extenuating circumstances and prior DGS approval, failure to sit for a core theory examination as scheduled will result in failure of the examination. Statistics and Econometrics ECON-E 571, ECON-E 572 and ECON-E 671 are required for all Ph.D. students. C. THIRD YEAR PAPER REQUIREMENT Ph.D. students are required to write a substantial research paper by the end of their third year in the program. This paper must be solo authored. The goal should be that this paper is of sufficient quality to be the first essay of the dissertation. Please read carefully the detailed procedures and schedule for the implementation of the paper requirement outlined in Appendix A. Third Year Paper Procedures and Schedules. A student must select a topic for the third year paper and, in consultation with the DGS, form a Preliminary Advisory Committee during the fall semester of his/her third year in the program. The Committee will oversee the student s progress on the paper and will ultimately evaluate it. The Committee must have at least three members, including the chairperson. At least two Committee members should be full time members of the department faculty. Permission of the DGS is required including any Committee members from outside the department. A preliminary draft of the paper should be essentially ready in April and presented at the annual departmental Jordan River Conference. The final draft of the paper should be submitted to the Committee, which will assign a grade no later than by the end of the first summer session (see Appendix A for details of the schedule) A failing grade will indicate the student s failure to make satisfactory progress towards the degree. The options to do remedial work during his/her 4 th year in the program as well as consequences of failure for the department s financial aid commitment are laid out in Appendix A. Students who do not pass the Third Year Paper requirement by the end of their 4 th academic year in the Ph.D. program will be disqualified from continuation in the program. 7

10 D. TOOL SKILL OPTIONS The Department of Economics strongly recommends that Ph.D. students plan to complete their tool skill requirement during the third year. Proficiency must be demonstrated in one tool skill, which may be either Econometrics/Applied Statistics, Mathematics, Operations and Decision Technologies or Computer Science. A student must choose one of these fields and obtain at least 9 credits in it. Courses used to fulfill a tool skill requirement do not carry graduate credit. Tool skill courses must be passed with a grade of B or better. All tool skill course selections must be approved in advance by the DGS. The following additional conditions apply: 1. Econometrics/Applied Statistics: Students whose primary and supporting fields are not in Econometrics, can use econometrics classes beyond ECON-E 571, ECON-E 572 and ECON-E 671 for the tool skill option. Applied statistics classes outside of the Department of Economics can be used with the approval by the DGS. 2. Mathematics: Classes at the 400 level or above may be used. Mathematics may be offered both as a tool skill and as an outside minor provided the same courses are not offered in fulfilling both requirements. Mathematics may not be used to meet the minimum requirement of two primary fields. 3. Operations and Decision Technologies: Classes chosen in coordination with the DGS. 4. Computer Science: Classes chosen in coordination with the DGS. E. DEPARTMENTAL WORKSHOPS The Department offers a series of workshops each year. Most of these workshops will be on a continuing basis, but some may not be offered every year. The current workshops are: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics. Workshop schedules are available at the Department of Economics web site: The purpose of the workshops is to enhance the research environment of the Department. For students, a workshop is a forum in which to develop a research topic and to present a thesis proposal. Properly used, a workshop will enable a student to reach the thesis phase of graduate training much more smoothly than would otherwise be the case. Procedures for student participation in workshops are as follows: 1. Students are required to join a workshop of their choice after passing their core theory exams. They are expected to remain associated with a workshop as long as they are in residence. In addition, starting in their third year at the latest students have to formally enroll in a workshop course for 3 semesters. The courses corresponding to each workshop are: Microeconomics ECON-E 724 Adv Microeconomics Seminar 3 credits Macroeconomics ECON-E 724 Adv Macro Seminar 3 credits Econometrics ECON-E 724 Econometrics Seminar 3 credits 8

11 These classes will be offered regularly. The goal of the workshop courses will be to give students a more hands on view of research, including discussions of research techniques and specific ongoing research projects. The course grade will be based on a substantial written project or project of instructors choosing. 2. Workshop association may be changed at the beginning of any semester, or at other times with permission from the DGS. 3. In addition to their primary workshop, students are strongly encouraged to attend other departmental workshops. F. FIELDS AND QUALIFYING EXAMINATIONS The Ph.D. candidate must successfully complete at least three fields: one primary field and two supporting (secondary) fields. However, students are allowed to pursue two fields as primary, in which case one supporting field will be required. With approval of the DGS, one of the two fields may be taken outside the Department of Economics. All field selections, along with the course work to satisfy them, must be approved in advance by the DGS. Qualifications for all fields, primary and supporting, require coursework according to the Department s guidelines listed below. To qualify for a field, the student must obtain grades of B or higher in all the corresponding courses. A course cannot be counted by a student toward more than one field. Similarly, courses taken to satisfy the field in Econometrics cannot be simultaneously used to meet an optional tool skill requirement in Econometrics. Students contemplating qualification in a particular field must consult with faculty members teaching in that field. With the approval of the DGS and the relevant faculty a student can choose a customized field by combining courses from two different fields (for example: Monetary Economics and Macroeconomics). Qualification for the primary field also requires a qualifying examination. A maximum of two attempts is permitted for each primary field. In order to meet the criteria of satisfactory progress toward the degree (see part I.) a student must complete all field requirements by the end of his/her third year in the program. Note. If all courses required for the student s primary field are offered while the student is in his/her second year in the program, the student is expected to complete the coursework in that year. As a rule the student must then take the qualifying exam when scheduled at the end of the academic year. Exceptions to this rule can be considered at the initiative of the involved faculty and require approval by the DGS. If some of the required courses for the primary field are not offered during the student s second year of studies, and therefore must be taken during his/her third year, then the chair of the preliminary committee evaluating the student s third year paper can consider the following option: If the student writes the third year paper in his/her primary field, and shows in the committee s judgment significant progress and promise, the committee chair can offer to the student the possibility of substituting an excellent performance on the paper for the qualifying exam requirement. To ultimately qualify for such substitution, the student will need a high pass grade on the paper. A lower grade will reinstitute the exam requirement. 9

12 Fields offered by the Department of Economics: Advance Economic Theory Financial Econometrics Time Series Economic Growth Games and Experiments Industrial Organization International Trade Macroeconomics Monetary Economics Public Economics In addition, Finance is offered as a field in partnership with the Kelley School of Business. Two courses in Finance may be used as a supporting field and will count toward the economics graduate credit hour requirements. F600 (Asset Pricing Theory), F605 (Corporate Finance), E625 (Empirical Asset Pricing), F635 (Market Microstructure). If a student takes more than two courses in Finance, courses may counted in the category of other courses toward the overall 90 credit hour requirement. See Section II.A above. Not all fields may be available in a given year and the Graduate Studies Committee with the DGS will systematically review the available field-course combinations and publish them on the graduate program s website. Please consult with the Director of Graduate Studies when determining the appropriate courses for your chosen fields. G. NOMINATION TO CANDIDACY A student will be nominated to Ph.D. candidacy after fulfilling all the course work and field requirements for the degree. This includes: (i) 60 credits of graduate course work, (ii) 57 credits in Economics which includes three semesters (9 credits) of workshop courses, (iii) the tool skill requirement, (iv) successful completion of qualifying examinations in primary field(s) and successful completion of the supporting field(s), and (v) passing the third year paper requirement. The effective starting date of candidacy will be the date of passing the last primary field exam or the date of passing the third year paper requirement, whichever is later. A course will not count toward degree requirements if it has been taken more than seven years prior to the date of candidacy. Nomination to candidacy signifies that a student has completed all the requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation. A completed dissertation must be delivered to the Graduate School within seven years of the date of candidacy. H. THESIS RESEARCH The material below outlines the components of your thesis research. In addition, you should read the attached appendix Preparation for the Ph.D. by Professors R. Becker, Gardner, and Spulber. 1. Dissertation research. Based on the Preliminary Advisory Committee (see part C above as well as Appendix A) a student must put together his/her full Ph.D. dissertation research 10

13 committee in consultation with the DGS at least one month in advance of the official presentation of the dissertation proposal. The committee must have at least four members including the chairperson, all of whom are members of the graduate faculty and at least half of whom have the Economics Department s endorsement to serve on Ph.D. dissertation committees. The committee chair must have the Economics Department s endorsement to chair Ph.D. dissertation committees; exceptions can be made on a case-bycase basis and require consultation with the DGS and the approval of the Dean of the University Graduate School. Upon presentation of the dissertation proposal, the committee must be approved by the Dean of the University Graduate School. Any substitutions in the committee membership must have all of the above endorsements and approval. Note. A student must be nominated to Ph.D. candidacy (see section G above) prior to the Department s endorsement of his/her dissertation committee. 2. Thesis proposal. Working with his or her chairperson and the other members of the committee, a student will prepare a dissertation proposal and present it at the appropriate Departmental workshop. The proposal should cover the following items to the extent that they are relevant: a. Topic and literature review b. Analytical and/or theoretical methods c. Tests to be conducted d. Available sample data e. Relevance to theoretical or policy literature f. Committee composition The written proposal should be distributed to the workshop participants prior to presentation. The proposal stage is completed when the proposal has been presented and the committee members have approved the Nomination of Research Committee for the Ph.D. e-doc. A 1-2 page summary of the proposed research must be attached to this e-doc. 3. Thesis defense. All members of the committee are to be informed of progress on the thesis as it is written so that they may be involved in the preparation and be familiar with the work at the time of defense. A complete draft of the thesis must be presented to each committee member prior to the scheduling of a defense. Any substantive difficulties with the work should be resolved at this time. All members of the committee should sign a Request for Defense form and the Dissertation Committee will schedule a defense when all signatures have been obtained by the graduate studies secretary. Any faculty member who withdraws at this stage should do so in consultation with the committee chairperson and the student. If differences cannot be resolved, an explanation should be given to the DGS. The announcement of the defense must be submitted to the Graduate School at least 30 days prior to the date of the defense. At the defense, the committee conducts a final oral examination primarily over the content of the thesis. Following a successful defense, the completed thesis is submitted to the Graduate School. An approved thesis must be delivered to the Graduate School within seven years from the day of admission to candidacy. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the termination of candidacy and of the student's enrollment in the degree program. Please consult with the Department's graduate secretary concerning details of deadlines and requirements of the Graduate School for the thesis and oral defense. The defense must be at least eight months after the last field exam is passed or the date of passing the third year 11

14 paper requirement (whichever is later), and at least six months after formal appointment of a thesis committee. I. SATISFACTORY PROGRESS AND CONTINUING ENROLLMENT The following timetable of the Department of Economics defines satisfactory progress toward the Ph.D. degree. Failure to make satisfactory progress toward the Ph.D. degree and maintain good academic standing (GPA at 3.0 or above) will result in academic probation and may lead to the loss of financial aid. First year: Complete ECON-E 520, ECON-E 521, ECON-E 621, ECON-E 522, ECON-E 622, ECON-E 571, ECON-E572. Pass micro and macro core exams. Non-native English speakers: For consideration for TA or AI positions, pass the Test of English Proficiency for International Associate Instructor Candidates (TEPAIC) no later than January. Second year: Complete ECON-E 671. Complete course work for two fields. Pass primary field qualifying exam(s) if the relevant courses are offered in the student s 2 nd year. Join a workshop. Third year: Fourth year: Fifth year: Begin enrolling in a workshop course. Form Preliminary Advisory Committee (fall). Complete all field coursework. Pass primary field qualifying exam(s), if courses in the chosen field were not offered during the student s 2 nd year. Complete tool skill requirement. Complete third year paper requirement. Have at least one thesis chapter finished. Present thesis proposal. Job market and dissertation defense. After admission to candidacy, the Graduate School requires that a student enroll each fall and spring semester for thesis or research credit until the degree is completed (see Continuing Enrollment section in the University Graduate School s Academic Bulletin). If 90 hours of graduate credit have been completed, the student must enroll in ECON- G901 Advanced Research, each fall and spring semester until the degree is completed. Summer enrollment is not generally required unless the student graduates in June, July, or August. Failure to meet the continuing enrollment requirement will automatically terminate the student's enrollment in the degree program. Note: Enrollment in G901 is limited to a total of six semesters and is available only in the fall and spring semesters. In rare circumstances when completion of a degree requires additional time a student should consult the graduate secretary for instructions concerning course enrollment to ensure continuing registration until the degree is completed. 12

15 III. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE M.A. DEGREE The Department is currently not admitting students toward a terminal Master s Degree in Economics. A. GENERAL A candidate for the M.A. degree must present a minimum of 30 hours of graduate credit with a grade point average of at least B (3.0). Courses completed with grades below C (2.0) are not counted toward degree requirements, but such grades will be counted in calculating a student s grade point average. A minimum of 24 hours of work must be taken in the major subject area. This requirement must be met with courses taken in the Department of Economics. A minimum of 18 credit hours of course work or at least six courses in Economics (excluding thesis) must be numbered 500 or above. All work offered for the M.A. degree must be completed within 5 consecutive years 1. Specific courses required by the Department of Economics are: ECON-E 520 Optimization Theory (3 cr. hrs.) ECON-E 521 Microeconomics (3 cr. hrs.) ECON-E 522 Macroeconomics (3 cr. hrs.) ECON-E 471 or ECON-E 571 Econometrics (3 cr. hrs.) ECON-E 472 or ECON-E 572 Econometrics (3 cr. hrs.) The 400-level ECON-E 471 and ECON-E 472 courses are intended only for terminal M.A. candidates. 2. E502 (Teaching Undergraduate Economics) carries Economics graduate credit for the M.A. Enrollment in E502 requires permission from the DGS and the course instructor. B. TOOL SKILL AND THESIS OPTIONS The M.A. candidate has the choice of either writing a thesis or completing 6 hours of course work in a tool skill to fulfill the tool skill requirement. 1. Thesis: The Department will allow up to 6 hours of graduate credit for thesis research (ECON-E 808) in meeting the requirements for the M.A. degree. Arrangements should be made through a thesis director appointed in consultation with the DGS. There are two additional readers for the thesis. 2. Tool Skill: The Master's students who choose the Tool Skill option have to take at least 6 hours of course work approved in advance by the DGS in Operations and Decision Technologies, Mathematics, Computer Science or Econometrics/Applied Statistics beyond E572. Courses used to fulfill a tool skill requirement do not carry graduate credit. Tool skill courses must be passed with a grade of B or better. 13

16 A. PH.D. IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS IV. OTHER DEGREES A special degree of Ph.D. in Economics and Business may be earned by qualification in Core Theory and two Economics fields, plus qualification in two fields from the School of Business. Exams are required in the Economics fields. The student is admitted to the Department of Economics. A minimum of 35 hours of course work must be taken in the Department of Economics. For course work and qualifying examinations in the Business fields, the student must consult the Kelley School of Business. All combinations of fields must be approved by the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of Economics. The thesis committee must have a minimum of four members with two from Economics and two from the School of Business. The chairperson may be from either unit. B. MASTER OF ARTS FOR TEACHERS Note: The Department is currently not accepting students to this program. The Department of Economics offers an M.A.T. degree. The Graduate School requires 36 hours beyond the baccalaureate degree with at least 20 hours in the major teaching field. All degree requirements must be completed within 5 consecutive years. Each candidate must possess a teacher's certificate by the time the degree is conferred, with the exception of foreign students for whom the Department of Economics will request a waiver unless they intend to teach in the United States. No thesis or foreign language proficiency is required. The Department will arrange an individual study program for each candidate, normally including only courses that may be taken for graduate credit. A comprehensive written examination covering course work in Economics will be given during the student's last semester in residence. V. GRADUATE MINOR IN ECONOMICS A candidate for a graduate degree in another department who elects to take Economics as an outside minor must take at least 12 hours of Economics from Indiana University Bloomington. Within these 12 hours, the candidate must take at least one semester each of Ph.D.-level microeconomic theory and macroeconomic theory. In most cases, ECON-E 521 and ECON-E 522 must be taken to meet these respective requirements. In exceptional cases approved by the Director of Graduate Studies, based on a student s prior record, the ECON-E 521/ECON-E 522 requirement may be waived and the higher level ECON-E 621/ECON-E 622 will satisfy the micro/macro theory requirement. Within the 12 hours, the candidate must also take six additional hours of courses which carry credit for graduate degrees in Economics as listed in the Graduate School Bulletin. These courses must be selected in consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies. All courses taken to satisfy the requirements for an outside minor in Economics must be passed with a grade of B (3.0) or better. A separate written or oral examination will not be required. Microeconomic and macroeconomic theory courses which may be used toward the minor: ECON-E 521 Theory of Prices and Markets I (Microeconomic Theory I) ECON-E 621 Theory of Prices and Markets II (Microeconomic Theory II) ECON-E 522 Macroeconomic Theory I ECON-E 622 Macroeconomic Theory II 14

17 APPENDIX A THIRD YEAR PAPER PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES 1. Starting a research project. A topic for the third year paper should be selected during the year s fall semester at the latest. The best framework for this can be interaction with the faculty in the student s field or other advanced graduate courses as well as the workshop course of his/her choice (as outlined in part II.E. Departmental Workshops of the Study Guide). 2. Preliminary advisory committee. During the fall semester the student must form a preliminary committee, which will oversee the student s progress on the paper and will ultimately evaluate it. The student must first select the committee chair among the graduate faculty and then, in consultation with the chair and the DGS, form the committee. The preliminary committee must have at least three members, including the chairperson, at least one of whom must have the Economics Department s endorsement to chair Ph.D. dissertation committees. As a general rule, the committee chair must have the endorsement; exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis and require approval of the DGS. If the research project belongs to a Business field, the committee must include an outside member representing that field. In other cases where a cross-disciplinary project may benefit from the inclusion in the committee of a faculty member from another school or department, this will require the approval of the DGS in consultation with the committee chair. The preliminary committee should normally serve as a basis for the formation of a full dissertation committee by the time the student prepares his/her Thesis Proposal. The dissertation committee must have at least four members, including its chair; and at least a half of the dissertation committee including its chair must have the Department s endorsement (see part II. H. Thesis Research of the Study Guide for more details). By the last week of the fall semester of the student s third year the preliminary committee must be officially formed: the student must present an abstract and research plan for the paper, secure signatures of the members confirming their agreement to serve on the committee, and receive the approval of the DGS. 3. Intermediate progress. Students should interact with their committees throughout their work on the paper. They are also encouraged to present their preliminary findings in the workshop courses (see part II. E. Departmental Workshops of the Study Guide). A preliminary draft of the paper should essentially be ready in April and presented at the annual departmental Jordan River Conference. At least two weeks before the conference, the student must submit the draft to his/her committee for comments and approval. The paper along with the conference presentation will constitute an intermediate progress report. 4. Completion and final grade. Following the intermediate progress report and taking the committee s comments into account, the student will complete the paper for final submission to the committee at least two weeks before the end of the first summer session. The committee will assign the grade, due by the end of the first summer session, using the following scale: high pass ; pass ; or fail. Papers receiving high pass will be automatically entered in the Best Third Year Paper competition for financial awards. All passing students should consult with their committees on the feasibility and additional work required for using the paper as a basis of a dissertation chapter, and to formulate a plan of research toward preparing a thesis proposal as laid out in part II. H. Thesis Research of the Study Guide. 15

18 5. Consequences of a failing grade. A failing grade will indicate the student s failure to make satisfactory progress towards the degree (see part II. I. Satisfactory Progress and Continuing Enrollment of the Study Guide for definitions). However, the student will have an option to do remedial work during the summer and part of the following fall semester in close consultation with the committee. The final make-up grade will be due at the end of the first eight weeks of classes in the fall. The student must present the final version of the paper to the committee at least two weeks ahead of that deadline. The grading options at this stage will be pass/fail. A failing grade will be judged as a major failure to make satisfactory progress towards the degree. This will result in the department removing its commitment of financial aid, as of the following spring semester, to the student, if any was made at the time of admission. The student will still be considered for financial aid, on a semester-by-semester basis, but will have to compete based on academic merit with other needy students in the program for any available funds. A student receiving a failing grade on the third year paper will have options, in consultation with his/her committee and the DGS, to either continue to pursue the same or amended topic in the same field of study, or to choose a different field and reconstitute the committee altogether. In any event, students who do not pass the Third Year Paper requirement by the end of their 4th academic year in the Ph.D. program will be disqualified from continuation in the program. 16

19 Sexual Harassment APPENDIX B ACADEMIC HANDBOOK - Indiana University March Harassment on the basis of sex is a violation of federal and state law. Indiana University does not tolerate sexual harassment of its faculty, staff, or students. Individuals who believe they are victims of sexual harassment, as well as those who believe they have observed sexual harassment, are strongly urged to report such incidents promptly. Indiana University will investigate every sexual harassment complaint in a timely manner and, when there is a finding of sexual harassment, take corrective action to stop the harassment and prevent the misconduct from recurring. The severity of the corrective action, up to and including discharge or expulsion of the offender, will depend on the circumstances of the particular case. Once a person in a position of authority at Indiana University has knowledge, or should have had knowledge, of conduct constituting sexual harassment, the university could be exposed to liability. Therefore, any administrator, supervisor, manager or faculty member who is aware of sexual harassment and condones it, by action or inaction, is subject to disciplinary action. Definitions Following federal guidelines, Indiana University defines sexual harassment as follows. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, constitute sexual harassment when: 1. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual s employment or academic advancement; 2. submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or academic decisions affecting such individual; or 3. such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual s work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment. Application This University policy is designed to protect all members of the University community. It applies to relationships among peers as well as to superior/subordinate relationships. It also applies to all individuals, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. Provisions 1. Faculty, staff, and students have the right to raise the issue of sexual harassment. Further harassment against complainants or retaliation against complainants or others who participate in the investigation of a complaint will not be tolerated. Appropriate and prompt disciplinary or remedial action will be taken against persons found to be engaging in such further harassment. 2. The university will deal with reports of sexual harassment in a fair and thorough manner, which includes protecting, to the extent possible, and to the extent permitted by law, the privacy and reputational interests of the accusing and accused parties. 17

20 3. Education is the best tool for the prevention and elimination of sexual harassment. Each dean, director, department chair, and/or administrative officer is responsible within his/her area of jurisdiction for the implementation of this policy, including its dissemination and explanation. 4. It is the obligation and shared responsibility of all members of the University community to adhere to this policy. Enforcement Principles Enforcement and implementation of this sexual harassment policy will observe the following principles: 1. Each campus must have procedures consistent with notions of due process for implementing this policy including where complaints are made, who investigates complaints, how complaints are resolved, what procedures are available for appeals, and how records are kept. 2. The Campus Affirmative Action Officer shall serve as a resource with regard to interpretation of sexual harassment guidelines. 3. Confidentiality of information relating to investigations of complaints of sexual harassment shall be maintained to the extent practical and appropriate under the circumstances and to the extent permitted by law. Individuals charged with implementing this policy shall share information with regard to given incidents of sexual harassment only with those who have a need to know in order to implement this policy. 4. Investigations must be conducted promptly and thoroughly. 5. Whether particular actions constitute sexual harassment will be determined from the facts, on a case-by-case basis. The university will look at the record as a whole, as well as the context in which the alleged misconduct occurred. 6. Both the charging party and the respondent will be notified of the outcome of the investigation. 7. In the event it is found that sexual harassment has occurred, corrective action, up to and including discharge or expulsion of the offender, will be taken through the appropriate channels of the university. The corrective action will reflect the severity and persistence of the harassment, as well as the effectiveness of any previous remedial action. In addition, the university will make followup inquiries to ensure the harassment has not resumed and the complainant has not suffered retaliation. (University Faculty Council, March 10, 1998; Board of Trustees, June 15, 1998) 18

21 APPENDIX C PREPARATION FOR THE PH.D. By Robert A. Becker, Roy J. Gardner, and Nicolas Spulber The Course Work for the Ph.D. The proper time to think about the Ph.D. dissertation is immediately after the passing of the core exam. The preparation of a dissertation involves indeed not only the choice of a dissertation topic, but also a methodic course work program for properly handling that topic. The avoidance of taking a hodge-podge of graduate courses just for the fun of it, or just because these courses are given at "convenient" hours, distinguishes the serious student from the unprepared improviser. The Choice of an Appropriate Topic A workable Ph.D. topic involves choices of: (a) an economic problem amenable to theoretical treatment; (b) a hypothesis as to its possible solution(s); (c) an appropriate way of empirically testing your hypothesis and your theoretical approaches to its solution. NOTE: Not every economics topic, nor every title in economics represents a thesis topic. You must select a problem about which you would be able to take a stand as to its solution; i.e., about which you could develop a thesis as to its possible outcome. Not all theories are appropriate: don't drag in theory to show economic literacy; what you need is a theory with which you can examine meaningfully the hypothesis you advance concerning a possible answer to your problem. Be sure that you have a valid, serious, well-thought-through reason for choosing your topic. Start thinking about a thesis topic early in your graduate studies and build as much knowledge as possible around it. The Preparation of a Research Design 1. Discuss carefully your topic with a faculty advisor. Be sure that your choice is recognized by him/her as valid and significant. 2. When you have accumulated the necessary credits, prepare in agreement with your advisor a Research Design (or Project Description) specifying: (a) (b) (c) (d) the title of your proposed thesis; your purpose and hypothesis; the possible outline of the dissertation by chapters; your methodological problems; 19